The Organic Groups (OG) module 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.5 for Drupal does not properly maintain pending group memberships, which allows remote authenticated users to post to arbitrary groups by modifying their own account while a pending membership is waiting to be approved.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-5539 is rated Low Risk (34.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.95%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.19% | 0.95% | +0.76% |
| 2 | 2025-03-17 | 0.12% | 0.19% | +0.07% |
| 3 | 2023-03-07 | — | 0.12% | — |
Full EPSS history (4 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | 2.0 | LOW |
|
6.8 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| organic_groups_project | organic_groups | 7.x-1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:organic_groups_project:organic_groups:7.x-1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| organic_groups_project | organic_groups | 7.x-1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:organic_groups_project:organic_groups:7.x-1.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| organic_groups_project | organic_groups | 7.x-1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:organic_groups_project:organic_groups:7.x-1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| organic_groups_project | organic_groups | 7.x-1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:organic_groups_project:organic_groups:7.x-1.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| organic_groups_project | organic_groups | 7.x-1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:organic_groups_project:organic_groups:7.x-1.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| organic_groups_project | organic_groups | 7.x-1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:organic_groups_project:organic_groups:7.x-1.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| organic_groups_project | organic_groups | 7.x-1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:organic_groups_project:organic_groups:7.x-1.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| organic_groups_project | organic_groups | 7.x-1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:organic_groups_project:organic_groups:7.x-1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| organic_groups_project | organic_groups | 7.x-1.3 | cpe:2.3:a:organic_groups_project:organic_groups:7.x-1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| organic_groups_project | organic_groups | 7.x-1.4 | cpe:2.3:a:organic_groups_project:organic_groups:7.x-1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| organic_groups_project | organic_groups | 7.x-1.x | cpe:2.3:a:organic_groups_project:organic_groups:7.x-1.x:dev:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://drupal.org/node/1795906 | Patch |
| http://drupal.org/node/1796036 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/20/4 |